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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#83976: Apr 2nd 2018 at 12:14:48 AM

Avengers 4: I used to be an Avenger, till I took a repulsor blast to the knee.

Yeah that's good. tongue

edited 2nd Apr '18 12:15:32 AM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#83977: Apr 2nd 2018 at 12:16:42 AM

Avengers 5: We were gonna title it Avengers 4 but that would've pissed off China

TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#83979: Apr 2nd 2018 at 1:17:53 AM

Avengers: That random British spy film.

Just Makima.
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#83980: Apr 2nd 2018 at 2:31:08 AM

Avengers: Pietro's Not Dead.

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#83981: Apr 2nd 2018 at 7:48:04 AM

Avengers 4: Thanos is Defeated Five Minutes into the Movie and the rest of it is just everyone hanging out in Wakanda, Thor makes plans for how the new Asgard should look

So it's Avengers: Battle Of The Five Armies

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
(•̀⤙•́)
#83982: Apr 2nd 2018 at 8:54:25 AM

Don't forget the part where Thanos is defeated by some minor supporting nobody introduced super-late in the game. Let's say Wong. Wong kills Thanos and saves the world while all of the Avengers are busy dividing up the Infinity Gems.

edited 2nd Apr '18 8:54:36 AM by TobiasDrake

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#83983: Apr 2nd 2018 at 10:37:55 AM

New Infinity War billboards spotted.

edited 2nd Apr '18 10:38:03 AM by comicwriter

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#83984: Apr 2nd 2018 at 10:39:27 AM

Three cast herds seems like.

Also, I mistook Black Widow's baton for a katana for a second and then as a result mistook her for Raiden and now I'm just all discombobulated.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#83985: Apr 2nd 2018 at 10:54:26 AM

Seems like there should be a fourth image, since we're still missing Steve, Bucky, Sam, Rhodey, Vision, and Scarlet Witch.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#83986: Apr 2nd 2018 at 11:15:04 AM

Seems like it's going to be three main fronts:

  • Cosmic (GOTG + Thor, Nebula)
  • New York (Tony, Rhodey, Strange and pals, Spider-Man, Hulk)
  • Wakanda (Cap and BP's squads, Hulk and Rhodey join in)

Wanda and Vision will bounce between NY and Wakanda as the movie's Living MacGuffin.

TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#83987: Apr 2nd 2018 at 11:23:59 AM

Avengers 4: This Time With Actual Avenging

Avengers 4: Heimdall Cancels The Apocalypse

Avengers 4: The End of Avengelion

Avengers 3.33 + 1.11

Avengers 4: Written by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Gen Urobuchi

Avengers 4: Written by Friedberg and Seltzer

Avengers 4: American Kaiju

Avengers 4: Guns of the Patriots

Avengers 4: Revengeance

Avengers 4: Courting Death

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Whowho Since: May, 2012
#83988: Apr 2nd 2018 at 11:53:09 AM

Avengers 4: Avengers vs Justice League

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#83989: Apr 2nd 2018 at 11:54:03 AM

They haven't put out a Vision billboard cuz he's dead.

[up]Pfft. Like that's even a challenge.

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#83990: Apr 2nd 2018 at 12:00:26 PM

Superman would, like, kill them all.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#83991: Apr 2nd 2018 at 12:02:14 PM

Avengers 4: Thanos Gets Peanut Butter Stuck To The Roof Of His Mouth Like A Dog

edited 2nd Apr '18 12:02:23 PM by Anomalocaris20

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#83992: Apr 2nd 2018 at 12:08:25 PM

[up][up]Pfft. He'd brood about it for an hour and 40 minutes. More than enough prep time.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#83993: Apr 2nd 2018 at 1:16:19 PM

Superman would kill everyone but Hulk,who would hulk smash that puny guy in a cape

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#83994: Apr 2nd 2018 at 1:18:14 PM

Wouldn't Superman just throw him into space?

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#83995: Apr 2nd 2018 at 2:22:35 PM

Power levels are the least interesting part of a crossover

We all know that they'd end up teaming up against Zack Whedon

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#83996: Apr 2nd 2018 at 2:35:13 PM

Great, in addition, seeing herself as a monster because she's barren, Black Widow's now gonna be called thirsty as well. [lol]

edited 2nd Apr '18 2:35:34 PM by NoName999

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#83998: Apr 2nd 2018 at 3:42:31 PM

In all seriousness, I would love to see some kind of loose adaptation of JLA / Avengers someday. If only for that scene of The Avengers fighting Starro, and JLA fighting Terminus. And Krona.

Also, the amusing novelty of the MCU's version of Grandmaster playing Big Good (albeit enigmatic).

The downside is, it would require not only two extremely opposed companies to team up, even for just one movie, but also for both Marvel and DC to have their universes running fully at the same time. DC is still faltering to get it's primary characters out the starting gate, and Marvel's already at the twilight of its primary set and on to introducing another stable of characters to carry the next generation.

edited 2nd Apr '18 3:47:47 PM by KnownUnknown

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#83999: Apr 2nd 2018 at 5:31:04 PM

I'd also love it if they ended it the same way, with Hawkeye saving the day and being inaugurated into the JLA (the only marvel character to be part of the Justice League).

Because RESPECT CLINT BARTON DAMMIT! RESPECT HIM!!!

One Strip! One Strip!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#84000: Apr 2nd 2018 at 5:34:36 PM

I don't know why, but I've always loved the idea of characters crossing over into other universes and integrating into organizations there.

Like how Marvel Vs Capcom had Chun Li become an honorary member of the X-Men.


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